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The article focuses on the linguistic uses of "like." It mentions that the average parent might see their children grow out of the like habit, but university lecturers have a constantly refreshed supply oh8-year-olds, and making a virtue of necessity, they have looked at the supposedly vacuous word in depth.

The article discusses the use of the word "like" as a conjunction in place of the word "as" and examines the policies of media outlets such as the Associated Press, the "New York Times," and "The Chicago Manual of Style" on using "like."

The article focuses on the use of the word "like" and explains its proper usage in speaking and writing. As a verb, "like" notedly means to enjoy or be attracted to while as a noun it denotes a preference or be similar to another and as a preposition it means similar or in the same manner. Also noted are the uses of the word like as an adverb and as a conjunction.

The article explores myths about the word like. The distinct communicative functions of like in speech are emphasized. Women use the about and says types more, and men use the conversation-smoothing types more. Teenagers do use like more than other age groups, but adults of any age use all four vernacular forms of like.